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Mach 1

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  1. This reminds me of a funny story from late 80’s early 90’s. Some homeless dude launched a homemade raft with shelter into the middle of Lake Austin. He must have had some kind of anchor because it didn’t move. People lost their shit, wanted it removed. He responded by painting SS Minnow on it. Authorities finally figured out that he was breaking the law that a boat owner can’t sleep on the craft in the actual waterway. So one of the local news guys rows out there with a camera crew to interview him. IIRC Reporter: Sir do you know you’re breaking the law? Yachter: I’m just minding my own business, doing a little fishing. Reporter: But sir you can’t live on a boat here in the middle of the lake. Yachter: I don’t live here, just visiting. Reporter: Are you saying you don’t sleep here? Yachter: Absolutely not. (Long pause) Though I might rest my eyes now and then.
  2. I'm digging it. Has a good balance of historical fact, military tactics and blood.
  3. Went to Autozone over the weekend. Everytime I said something or asked a question he responded with "copy that." Must have been around a dozen godamn times. I could feel my eyelid start twitching toward the end. Motherfucker we aren't NASA pilots, we're just two dudes talking car parts. Stop that shit.
  4. This was really good. I've lived in Chicago, have family friends that are CPD, and always understood them to be fucking corrupt. But this is next level shit. Movie left me with mixed feelings. First, the treatment of African Americans in that time period absolutely deserved an intense response; what else were they supposed to do, just let the CPD run rampant over their lives? However when one para military organization starts shooting at/killing members of a larger para military organization, things are going to go south quick. Revolutions are violent. BP wasn't prepared. They should have figured out a way to fight back without shooting cops. The history here is horrible. How people were treated, how an American can be assassinated by the government without recourse. It's a story that needed to be told, especially for people that weren't aware of it, like me.
  5. Really enjoyed the Pele documentary. Always heard him referred to as the GOAT, but never knew any of his history. Dude started kicking ass at 16 and never looked back.
  6. I'm going down the rabbit hole. Just found a Norwegian country music station (Lyrics in Norwegian, I guess). Also there was a Farmer's Insurance commercial on a station in Ibiza (in English). * Website must imbed ads during your listening pleasure - I don't think Post University is advertisting on an Indian station *
  7. The Investigation is pretty interesting. Danish show about a real murder.
  8. ^^ Follow up, the shop sussed everything out in a couple of hours. Had a funny back and forth with the mechanic: Him: Things were loose all over the place. Who the hell you have working on this thing? Me: Some dumbass, forget his name. Him: Well, don't use him anymore. Me: Hell no.
  9. Watched that in the back of a pick up in a drive in theater. Still holds up.
  10. On the road again ... Well kind of, if getting towed to the shop is on the road. Initial start up was a comedy of errors. Let's take a look shall we? Thermostat gasket leak (fixed) Fuel sending unit gasket leak (fixed) Tranny cooling line leak (fixed) Oil filter leak (fixed) Brake line leak (not fixed, under the MC, unreachable) Then when I start the car to drive to the muffler shop, car won't go into gear, so something is up with the tranny linkage. So I turn the car off and the key is stuck in the ignition switch and the car won't turn off. Fuck it, I pull the battery cables off and call AAA to come get this motherfucker. I'm done. Let the pros wrap it up and then I will truly be on the road again.
  11. We went to Rome a few years ago and visited the Sistine Chapel. One of the ceiling panels was "The Drunkenness of Noah." I guess after getting off the Ark his first order of business was planting a vineyard and getting plastered. Makes sense. Anyway the panel shows him laying on the ground, shitfaced, and without any clothes. His sons are around him, embarrassed and laughing at him. For some reason I had a strange sense of kinship with him.
  12. This popped up on my playlist during a workout. Good for a couple extra reps.
  13. Thanks man. You get a lot of shit on this thread, but I have to say this site is a lifeline in the sea that is car traffic. Keep it up.
  14. Just a heads up but mobile on Iphone has been basically unusable last few days. Seems a bit better today. When I scroll through a thread it glitches and sends me to the top of the thread or says "page can't be found" on Chrome. Safari the same. Happens on Wifi and LTE. And whether logged in or not.
  15. Mach 1

    Maui

    Save it for a longer trip. Keep your 5 nights in Maui. IMO Road to Hana is overrated (ducks). If you can swing it do the one way van there, helicopter over the crater back. We've had a spring break timeshare since 2005. PM if you want any other completely biased opinions.
  16. IIRC they both had bags over their heads and were positioned; so yes. Which is why I liked the first 3/4 of the movie, but it should have been cut about 20/30 minutes - the end dragged. I thought all actors were great. Maleek was creepy, Leto was creepy but funny, and Denzel did Denzel, Everyman that happens to be smartest guy in the room. Swing and a connection, but slight foul ball. I'll take it for the entertainment value.
  17. My teenage son wanted in on the mania, so I opened up a Robinhood account and threw in a couple hundy for him to fuck around and find out. Little bastard's first purchase was NAKD, a lingerie company. Acorns, trees, etc,
  18. I wanted something entertaining but kind of chill last night. A rewatch of The Detectorists fit the bill. So well done. Simon and Garfunkel always deliver. Just saw @Post Oak beat me to it, great minds, etc.
  19. She was a vessel to deliver the message. Close your eyes.
  20. Had this on the background while doing other shit. Black Pumas got me paying more attention, love them. Foo Fighters are aight but that presentation was fucking fantastic. That drummer is unreal. And Kerry Washington is hot as shit. Forgot to add this is well done, and *let me rephrase* makes me feel better about being American after 4 years of embarrassment.
  21. @Onboard 2.0 just saw this, those are really cool. Kind of jealous, wish I could stumble onto an old stash. I was a pretty big Marvel collector as a kid. During a move I somehow lost them, or they were stolen by the movers. My daughter had an interest awhile back so I took her to a local shop. They had a reproduction of the first comic featuring Wolverine. I actually owned this comic (and I understand it is ultra valuable now), so I nerded out and bought it. And my favorite character was Silver Surfer, so I went ultra nerd and bought this
  22. And all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out brief candle. Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by and idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. GTFO you shitstain.
  23. I was chuckling when they showed him after the KC first down. My son said, "Didn't he play at Oklahoma? Is that why you hate him?" I said yes, and something similar to the above, sprinkled with douchebag.
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